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Education
1997-2001 NSCAD University, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Media Arts, Halifax NS, Canada

 

Group Exhibitions

2009 101 Frames, Gallery 101, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2009 Sketch, SAW Gallery, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2009 TRASH REVISITED, Atomic Rooster, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2009 FIVE: Guerilla, Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG), Ottawa, ON, Canada
2009 Sculpture Garden Opening, Patrick John Mills Gallery, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2009 Patrick John Mills Gallery, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2009 VidéoTube,University of Ottawa, ON, Canada
2008 SKETCH, SAW Gallery, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2007 'Sacred Money, Damned Money', The Currency Museum, Bank Of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2007 'K63 Film Festival', Mayfair Theatre, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2007 'Strings & Strokes', Babylon, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2006 'Weapons of Mass Dissemination: The Propaganda of War Special Exhibit' Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2006 'Art Against War', Cube Gallery, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2006 'K63 Film Festival', Mayfair Theatre, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2006 'Iconoclast' Cube Gallery, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2005 'Miniatures' Cube Gallery, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2005 'Remembrance Day Mosaic Mural' Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2005 'Ellipsis', Vivart Gallery, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2004 'Max Middle Sound Project', Universe City Lounge, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2004 'Max Middle Sound Project', Café Nostalgica, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2004 'Ottawa Student Film Festival', University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2004 'Mediateque' SAW Video, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2003 'Show and Tell', Khyber Club, Halifax, Nova Scotia, ON, Canada
2003 'Art vs War', Gallery 101, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2003 'Recycled Cinema Road Show', Kimbercote Farm, Kimberley ON, Canada
2003 'Recycled Cinema Road Show', A-Spire Theatre, Gimli MB, Canada
2003 'Recycled Cinema Road Show', Crawdaddy, Saskatoon SK, Canada
2003 'Recycled Cinema Road Show', FAVA, Edmonton AB, Canada
2003 'Recycled Cinema Road Show', Alpine Bakery, Whitehorse YT, Canada
2003 'Recycled Cinema Road Show', KIAC, Dawson City, YT, Canada
2003 'Recycled Cinema Road Show', Smithers BC, Canada
2003 'Recycled Cinema Road Show', Video In, Vancouver BC, Canada
2003 'Recycled Cinema Road Show', Legion Hall, Roberts Creek BC, Canada
2003 'Recycled Cinema Road Show', Courtenay BC, Canada
2003 'Recycled Cinema Road Show', Nanaimo BC, Canada
2003 'Recycled Cinema Road Show', The Fifty Fifty, Victoria BC, Canada
2003 'Recycled Cinema Road Show', David Thompson Cultural Centre, Nelson BC, Canada
2003 'Recycled Cinema Road Show', The Vallican Whole, Vallican BC, Canada
2003 'Recycled Cinema Road Show', Studio Stage Door Theatre, Cranbrook BC, Canada
2003 'Recycled Cinema Road Show', Emmedia, Calgary AB, Canada
2003 'Recycled Cinema Road Show', Mondragon, Winnipeg MB, Canada
2003 'Recycled Cinema Road Show', Apollo, Thunder Bay ON, Canada
2003 'Recycled Cinema Road Show', St. Andrew's Place, Sudbury ON, Canada
2003 'Recycled Cinema Road Show', Renaissance College, Fredericton NB, Canada
2003 'Recycled Cinema Road Show', Saint John NB, Canada
2003 'Recycled Cinema Road Show', Struts, Sackville NB, Canada
2003 'Recycled Cinema Road Show', City Cinema, Charlottetown PE, Canada
2003 'Recycled Cinema Road Show', The Zone, St. John's NL, Canada
2003 'Recycled Cinema Road Show', Grenfell College, Corner Brook NL, Canada
2003 'Recycled Cinema Road Show', Khyber Club, Halifax NS, Canada
2003 'Recycled Cinema Road Show', Galerie Sans Nom, Moncton NB, Canada
2003 'Recycled Cinema Road Show', Club SAW, Ottawa ON, Canada
2003 'Recycled Cinema Road Show', Casa del Popolo, Montreal QC, Canada
2003 'Recycled Cinema Road Show', Codjigger Pub, Picton ON, Canada
2003 'Recycled Cinema Road Show', Cinema 379, Peterborough ON, Canada
2003 'Recycled Cinema Road Show', Ed Video, Guelph ON, Canada
2003 'Recycled Cinema Road Show', Zero to One, Kitchener ON, Canada
2003 'Recycled Cinema Road Show', Staircase Cinema, Hamilton ON, Canada
2003 'Recycled Cinema Road Show', Grimsby Public Art Gallery, Grimsby ON, Canada
2003 'Recycled Cinema Road Show', Bacchus Lounge, London ON, Canada
2003 'Recycled Cinema Road Show', Science Centre, Windsor ON, Canada
2003 'Recycled Cinema Road Show', NAC, St. Catharines ON, Canada
2003 'Recycled Cinema Road Show', Ellis Auditorium, Kingston ON, Canada
2003 'Recycled Cinema Road Show', Cinecycle, Toronto ON, Canada
2003 'Show Us Your Shorts', Centertown Movies, Ottawa ON, Canada
2003 'Ottawa Fringe Festival' Arts Court Studio, City Registry, Rideau Center, Cafe Dekcuf, The Lookout Bar, Ottawa ON, Canada
2003 'Free For All' Available Light/ Club SAW, Ottawa ON, Canada
2003 'Ottawa Film Festival', University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2003 'Fuck George Bush Film Festival', Innis Town Hall, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
2002 'Members Screening', SAW Video, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2002 'ITEM', SAW Gallery, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2002 'Dr.Lee and the Sufi Girl CD release Party', Mercury Lounge, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2002 'REMIX', SAW Video, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2002 'Signal & Noise Audio & Video Festival, Video In, Vancouver BC, Canada
2001 '2001 Graduate Show', Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax NS, Canada
2001 'Summer SCAD', Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax NS, Canada
2001 'NSCAD Press Building Grand Opening', NSCAD, Halifax NS, Canada
2000 '2000 Graduate Show', Macintosh Gallery, Univeristy of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
2000 'Members Show', Forest City Gallery, London, ON, Canada
2000 'Digital Prints', H Gallery, Fanshawe College, London, ON, Canada

Solo Exhibitions
2009 'La Kapitale' Starbucks, Elgin St, Ottawa ON, Canada
2009 'La Kapitale' Clock Tower Brew Pub, Ottawa ON, Canada
2008 'La Kapitale' Starbucks, Elgin St, Ottawa ON, Canada
2008 'La Kapitale' Kravings, Ottawa ON, Canada
2007 'La Kapitale' Rasputins, Ottawa ON, Canada
2000 'Robot Sculptures', Ground Zero, London ON, Canada
2000 'A State of Art', H Gallery, London, ON, Canada

Television & Radio
2007 'Talk Ottawa' hosted by James Hendricks, Rogers Television
2006 'Art Against War Review' by Alvina Ruprecht, CBC Radio
2005 'Daytime' Marc rips up money on TV, Rogers Television
2003 'Indie Xposed' Produced by Amrita Singh (CBC), Rogers Television
2003 'Click Here' hosted by Mitchel Caplan, CHUO 89.1, Ottawa Radio
2003 'Daytime' hosted by Jon Dore, Rogers Television
1999 'Arts Wire' hosted by Rupak Sircar, 94.9 CHRW, London ON Radio
1997 'Breakfast Show', The New PL, London ON Television
1995 'The Tom Green Show' hosted by Tom Green, Rogers Television

Video Productions (Writer, Director, Producer, and Editor, unless otherwise noted)

2009 - Earl: The World Travelled Canadian Squirrel
2009 - ^JULY 7: A New Kind Of Screening
2009 - *Earth Craze DVD
2008 - The Fish
2008 - Apocalypse Necropsy
2008 - ING Direct commercial
2007 - SMASH
2007 - Cancun
2007 - The Ottawa Senators #1 Fan
2006 - In God We Trust
2006 - Sky Diving
2005 - Army Promo 1-3
2005 - 2005: Free Art Experiment
2004 - * Adornato Sampler DVD
2003 - *CLONE TV DVD
2002 - Mr. Moon (Music Video for The Clones)
2002 - G8?
2002 - State of the Union
2002 - Dark Techno Jungle (Music Video for Dr. Lee and the Sufi Girl)
2001 - Thanks Michael
2001 - New Evolution
2001 - KFC commercial
2001 - The Clone Show
2000 - Attack of the Y2K Bug
1999 - Genetic Experiments

* Limited edition compilation DVD of Marcs videos
^ Currated and packaged screening of 12 videos by Ottawa Artists with interlude videos by Adornato

Guest Lectures & Workshops
2006 Ottawa School of Art, Ottawa ON, Canada
2004 Un-censoring: MediaMorphosis conference at Carleton University, Ottawa ON, Canada
2001 Fanshawe College, London ON, Canada

Print Publications
2009 Ottawater, Issue 5, pg 53, 107
2008 'Ottawa The Unknown City' by rob mclennan, pg 28
2007 'Oh the Horror' by John Sekerka, Ottawa Xpress, pg 12
2007 'Take the Cash' by Fateema Sayani, Ottawa Magazine, pg 16
2006 'NSCAD Alumni, Marc Adornato' by Paula Adamski, NSCAD Press, Halifax
2006 'Arts Watch' by Laura Moses, Ottawa Xpress, pg 13
2006 'Dissent at the War Museum'by Stuart Trew, Ottawa Xpress, pg 6
2006 "Un regard critique sur les conflits mondiaux au Musée de la guerre" by Fance Pilon, Le Droit, pg 34
2006 'War seen through young artists' eyes' by Peter Simpson, The Ottawa Citizen, F6
2005 'Art that will provoke you' by Geoff Dembicki, The Charlatan, pg13
2005 'The Ottawa film scene: Yes, it exists!' by Mike Rifkin, The Charlatan, pg.5
2005 'La guerre l'art' by Line Dezainde, VOIR magazine, pg
2005 'Year of the Veteran' by Julie Oliver, The Ottawa Citizen, B3
2005 'Children help artists create war mural' by Ken Jackson, METRO Magazine, pg 3
2004 'Arts Watch' by Anita Euteneier, Ottawa Xpress, pg 11
2004 'Not necessarily the news' by Blair Edwards, Kanata Kourier, pg 11
2003 'Version Modifiée' by Izabelle Lamontange, La Rotonde, pg 10
2003 'The Multiple Versions of Marc Adornato' by Tony Martins, Guerilla Magazine
2002 'The Clones are out to multiply fun' by Wes Smiderle, The Ottawa Citizen, E3
2002 'Attack of The Clones blends humour, music' by Denis Armstrong, The Ottawa Sun, pg 18

Travelography:

2010 Honduras, *Roatan
2009 Vietnam: Saigon,My Tho (Mekong Delta), Long Hai, Vung Tao
2009 Cambodia: Siem Reap
2009 Thailand: Bangkok, Kanchanaburi, Chiang Mai, Pai, Krabi, Ao Nang, Railay, *Ko Phi Phi
2009 Cuba: *Varadero, Havana, Matanzas
2008 Canada: Niagara Falls
2008 Poland: Bialystok, Kraków, Zakopane, Warsaw
2008 Mexico: Cancun, Playa Del Carmen, Coba, Tulum, Isla Mujeres
2007 Belize: Belize City, Belmopan, Placencia, San Ignacio, *Caye Caulker
2007 Guatemala: Tikal
2007 Canada: Quebec, Quebec
2007 Mexico: Cancun, Chichen Itza
2006 Cuba: Varadero, Havana
2001 Canada: Halifax Nova Scotia
2000 Canada: Vancouver, Victoria, Tofino
1995 Canada: Winnipeg, Manitoba
1989 USA: Maine
1987 USA: Florida
1982-1986 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
1982-1986: Egypt, France, Hong Kong, China, Greece, Spain, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Cyprus, England

* Scubadiving